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Submitted by RaoulTGIF on Fri, 11/06/2015 - 13:37

THE LITTLE THINGS

A
93 year old woman dragged her stroller next to me; she removed the oxygen
hose underneath her nose and sat down. Because of the long line, she had
waited for over an hour to have me draw her caricature last Friday. With
pleading eyes she uttered the words I will never forget. "I want
to die! Why are they keeping me alive? I am in constant pain. My family,
who lives in San Marino(a very expensive neighborhood a few
miles away)never visit me. I want to die!"

I
didn't know how to react. I didn't know what to say. I started to draw
her caricature as I pondered a response. After a few minutes her portrait
was done. Then I held her frail hand and, with her permission, I prayed
for her. She smiled.

Wednesday,
a business associate of mine, a cancer survivor 5 times over, was recovering
from a recent follow up procedure and I could tell that she was in pain.
I took her hand and prayed for her. She was pleasantly surprised. A
young man approached me and was desperate for a job. So I talked to a
restaurateur and convinced him to hire the lad.

A
short poem I just wrote:

Little
acts of kindness,
A comforting touch.
They hardly blip an effort,
Yet to others they mean much.

I
admit I was a little concerned and embarrassed when I prayed in public
and with people I hardly knew but when I saw how it helped them, I knew
it was the right thing to do. TGIF people!

Wisdom
from Naomi of N. Hollywood, CA

One of the most profoundly human thing you can do is talk to someone
instead of about them.

Thanks
to this week's winners:
Tom and Art of Pasadena; Charlie of New Jersey; Naomi of N Hollywood;
and Russ of Monrovia.

No
Joke: Prevent Check Fraud Using Uniball PensContributed by Tom L., a Security Consultant from Pasadena,
CA(Forgive this plug for Uniball but I want to help protect
you --- Raoul)

Tom's email:This past week volunteer
Julie (shes a research scientist at Caltech) talked with one of
the detectives about a case where the criminals got personal checks from
victims, used bleach to wash off the recipient that victims
wrote on the check, and replaced it with another recipient,
themselves. On some checks, the criminals also changed the payable amount
to a larger dollar value.

Julie did an experiment:
she took one of her personal checks, and cut it into five pieces; she
wrote four times on each piece, using a Uniball roller gel pen, a ballpoint
pen, a purple ink pen, and a red pen. She took four of the pieces and
soaked them in bleach and in three other substances to see which of the
four inks would wash off. Examples of the unwashed sample and one washed
sample are attached.

The bottom line is
the writing done with the Uniball pen was not washed off in any of the
test strips.

Uniball pens are marketed that
they thwart any fraudulent individuals who are looking to commit check
fraud.

We agree. Using Uniball roller
gel pens will help thwart some identity thieves.

Other thieves use
computer scanners, but at least this is a start in protecting yourself.

Videos of the week:Colorectal SurgeonContributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA

A little medical humor here.

The
Empty ChairContributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA

Just in time for Veterans Day this coming Wednesday,
the 11th of November. This got me teary eyed for some reason.

Red Skelton's Pledge of AllegianceContributor:
Art
of Pasadena, CA

Unusually serious video of Red Skelton, a famous
comedian during the 60s, explaining what the Pledge of Allegiance
really means.

History
of the World in 2 MinutesContributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA

17 year old Joe Bush put this history lesson together.
Interesting to see what photographs he considered important enough
to include.

On
the Wings of Love by 2 TeensContributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA

2 Filipino teenagers do a beautiful rendition of
this love song. If you enjoy this, look around Youtube and you'll
find that Ralph Jay has several other videos. Can't help but notice
how thin he is. So young. So talented.

Deliverance:
Dog StyleContributor:
Charlie
of New Jersey

We end our Friday fun with these two friends doing
their version of Dueling Banjos.